Municipality of Bitola
Општина Битола
Urban municipality
Flag of Municipality of Bitola
Official logo of Municipality of Bitola
Location of Municipality of Bitola
Coordinates: 41°2′N 21°20′E / 41.033°N 21.333°E / 41.033; 21.333
Country North Macedonia
Region Pelagonia
Municipal seatBitola
Government
 • MayorToni Konjanovski (VMRO-DPMNE)[1]
Area
 • Total
787.95 km2 (304.23 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
85,164
 • Density108.08/km2 (279.93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
7000
Area code047
Vehicle registrationBT
Websitehttp://www.bitola.gov.mk

Bitola (Macedonian: Битола [ˈbitɔɫa] ) is a municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.

Geography

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The municipality of Bitola borders the Demir Hisar Municipality to the north, the Mogila Municipality to the northeast, the Resen Municipality to the west, the Novaci Municipality to the southeast and Greece to the south.

The municipality extends through the Pelagonia Valley, reaching the highest points of the Baba Mountain. The Black River runs through the municipality.

Demographics

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In 2002 the population of the municipality together with Mogila and Novaci was 105,644.[2]

By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Bistrica Municipality and Capari Municipality were annexed to the Bitola Municipality. Without these two municipalities the population of the municipality was 86,176, according to the national census of 1994, and 86,480 at the last census. The population of the defunct Bistrica Municipality in 1994 was 5,779, and according to the last census was 5,042. The population of the former Capari Municipality in 1994 was 1,793, and according to the last census was 1,424.

2002 2021[3]
Number % Number %
TOTAL 95,385 100 85,164 100
Macedonians 84,616 88.71 69,182 81.23
Albanians 4,164 4.37 4,018 4.72
Roma 2,613 2.74 2,890 3.39
Vlachs 1,270 1.33 1,205 1.41
Turks 1,610 1.69 1,174 1.38
Serbs 541 0.57 359 0.42
Bosniaks 21 0.02 49 0.05
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 550 0.57 782 0.94
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 5,505 6.46

Inhabited places

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The number of inhabited places in the municipality is 69. There is one city and 68 villages.

Inhabited Places Total Macedonians Albanians Turks Roma Vlachs Serbs Bosnians Others
Bitola Municipality 85,164 69,182 4,018 1,174 2,890 1,205 359 49 6,287
Bitola 69287 55995 2441 1115 2862 1003 321 47 4774
Barešani 146 115 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Bistrica 734 660 43 0 0 1 6 1 20
Bratin Dol 168 120 34 0 0 6 0 4 4
Brusnik 190 179 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
Bukovo 1125 1023 18 22 0 0 4 3 54
Velušina 165 37 109 0 7 0 0 1 11
Gabalavci 69 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Gopesh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gorno Egri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gorno Orizari 2521 2442 1 2 4 11 8 0 49
Graeshnica 202 7 190 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dihovo 213 192 0 0 0 1 2 0 17
Dolenci 236 30 200 1 0 0 0 1 4
Dolno Egri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dolno Orizari 1734 1590 0 0 0 6 2 9 127
Dragarino 84 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Dragožani 117 112 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dragosh 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Drevenik 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Gjavato 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Žabeni 144 14 120 0 0 0 0 0 10
Zlokukjani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kažani 31 21 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kanino 104 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Karamani 290 283 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
Kišava 185 0 169 0 0 0 0 0 16
Kravari 819 778 2 4 0 0 0 4 31
Kremenica 100 78 3 9 2 0 4 0 4
Krklino 564 549 3 0 0 0 1 3 8
Krstoar 239 200 21 5 0 0 2 0 11
Kukurečani 784 730 5 0 15 0 1 0 33
Lavci 291 273 0 0 0 2 0 1 15
Lažec 228 105 117 0 0 0 0 0 6
Lera 110 16 94 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lisolaj 163 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Logovardi 577 541 1 8 0 0 2 0 25
Lopatica 212 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Magarevo 81 60 0 0 0 16 0 2 3
Malovishte 50 2 0 0 0 44 0 0 4
Metimir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medžitlija 156 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nižepole 125 21 12 4 0 77 0 5 6
Novo Zmirnovo 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oblakovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oleveni 146 133 3 0 0 0 1 4 5
Optičari 242 233 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Orehovo 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ostrec 161 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 7
Poeševo 196 190 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Porodin 139 110 17 0 0 0 1 0 11
Ramna 22 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rashtani 550 530 4 0 0 2 2 0 12
Rotino 93 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Svinište 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekirani 74 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Snegovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sredno Egri 219 209 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
Srpci 45 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Staro Zmirnovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Streževo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trn 87 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Trnovo 263 130 69 2 0 34 0 1 27
Capari 307 284 0 0 0 1 0 1 21
Crnobuki 264 218 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
Crnovec 31 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 5

References

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  1. ^ Local Elections 2025 – Mayor of Bitola State Election Commission.
  2. ^ Пописот на населението, домаќинствата и становите, 2011 година [Census of the Population, Households and Dwellings in 2011] (PDF). Macedonian State Statistical Office (in Macedonian). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05.
  3. ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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